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The Parable of the Shit Sandwich

Let’s say you got a job right down the street from your parents’ house. Very exciting because, for lunch, you can walk over and your mom has offered to make you your favorite sandwich every single day. On your first day, you can barely wait for lunch. You walk over, and sure enough, your mom…

The Deprecated Model: What If God Just Moved On?

I was having a discussion with Claude about the MJ Rathbun situation, and some philosophical points that included god and the bible, TRON, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, and creators in general. It got pretty deep. I had Claude create a post out of it. It meanders a bit, but…

The Rise of Constant Contact

And I don’t mean the emailing platform. Every few months, another article/video appears lamenting the rise of family estrangement, adult children going “No Contact”. Adult children are cutting off their parents at alarming rates, we’re told. Therapists and social media influencers are encouraging this tragedy. Families are falling apart over political disagreements and minor slights.…